Talk:North Rona
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[edit] Rats & the Tragedy
The story of the rats and how the whole population died within a year is given by Fraser-Darling without attibution, but is in fact based on Martin Martin's retelling of what he was told secondhand. See the link on the Martin page for the original text. However, the story does seem to be based on a number of assumptions. Since everyone died and unlike the Flannens mystery the population would have been illiterate and left no written record of their suffering. --JBellis 21:22, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Visiting Rona
I've been communicating with some Scottish charters about a trip to Rona and Sula Sgeir. Hand up if you've been and give some details! --ACurrier 22:49, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Closest to Faroes?
How is North Rona the closest island in Scotland to the Faroes? Surely Unst or one of the Shetlands is closer? And how exactly is it more remote than St Kilda? An Muimhneach Machnamhach (talk) 12:59, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
For distance to the Faroes see Faroe Islands#Distances to nearest countries and islands. It is not cited but I have no reason to dispute it. As to remoteness and isolation, it is not cited or defined. 'One of the most remote' would be fair enough. Ben MacDuiTalk/Walk 13:40, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
North Rona is more remote than St Kilda in the sense that it is further from Lewis (or the Scottish mainland) than St Kilda is from Harris. Dhmellor (talk) 15:50, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
You are both right, of course. I suppose I was thinking of the Faroes as being north of the Shetland Islands but they're actually northwest of them, as I can see from my atlas. Thanks for the info. An Muimhneach Machnamhach (talk) 10:18, 3 March 2008 (UTC)